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HI SB 52

died on adjournment

RELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Requires the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-15
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

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Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  2. 2025-02-11

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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  3. 2025-02-11

    Reported from TCA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 236) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  4. 2025-02-05

    The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

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  5. 2025-02-05

    The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye, DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

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  6. 2025-01-31

    The committee(s) on TCA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  7. 2025-01-16

    Referred to TCA/AEN, WAM.

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  8. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  9. 2025-01-08

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-05 · pass · 3-2

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Inouye: no
    • DeCorte: no
  • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-05 · pass · 3-2

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • DeCoite: no
    • Awa: no

Related bills

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